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FZNT25 KNHC 102103
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE W ALONG 24N/25N WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLIGHTLY ESE AND WEAKEN THROUGH
THU. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO 27N79W WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY FRI BEFORE LIFTING OUT
TO NE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE TO REBUILD INTO AREA FRI AND
SAT. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A
TROPICAL WAVE AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY
LOCATED OVER THE E ATLC SHOULD REACH SW N ATLC WATERS BY MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT LOCALLY
6 FT OFF N COAST OF HISPANIOLA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N W OF 72W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT E OF 77W AND S TO SW 10 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF
77W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W
OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SW AND NE SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E
OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT E
OF 77W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PART.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N E OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 22N E OF 68W.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT GRADUALLY E AND INTO
SE LOUISIANA THU AS BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA SHARPENS. HIGH PRES CENTER WILL SHIFT NW TO N
CENTRAL GULF SAT... THEN SE AS A RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 1 TO 2
FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E-SE
AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR FRESH TRADES IN THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN TO WEAKEN. TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS E CARIBBEAN ALONG 62W
WILL MOVE W TO 72W THU AFTERNOON AND TO 78W FRI AFTERNOON.
FRESH TRADES TO RETURN TO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AND SAT
BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE E ATLC SHOULD REACH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS ALONG 55W BY SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI AND SAT. S
OF 17N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 19N...AND 1 TO
3 FT N OF 19N.

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